Production Liaison Engineer: Issue Resolution Lead

PACCAR; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 71,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Pension plan

Paid time off

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

FSA/HSA

Disability insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

EAP services

Holiday bonus eligibility

Job summary

PACCAR's Kenworth Truck Company seeks a Liaison Engineer to collaborate with engineering, production and quality teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will investigate issues, develop containment strategies, and drive corrective actions with Design Engineering to prevent recurrence.

Strong communication and BOM knowledge are essential. The role requires 2–3 years of relevant experience, an associate degree (bachelor preferred), and familiarity with CMS-80, Word and Excel.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required, Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience required.
• Background in manufacturing, fabrication, machine design, system design or general industrial/machinery/mechanical experience.
• Demonstrated problem solving aptitude.
• Self starter with ability to work independently.
• Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of truck components and systems.
• Understanding of bills of materials and selection logic.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Word, Excel, and CMS-80.
• Credo & EWI experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with engineering, production, materials and quality while learning all aspects of the manufacturing process.
• Work in a fast paced environment providing timely support to Production, Quality and Materials related to build issues.
• Investigate issues to determine root cause and bring issues to closure via corrective actions.
• Develop short term engineering solutions and containment strategies with Design Engineering to eliminate recurring production line issues.
• Communicate to production the impact of engineering issues and rework instructions to resolve issue.
• Provide Kenworth Division Engineering with clear information required to implement long term corrective actions to resolve design issues.
• Communicate chassis image changes verbally, using email distributions, and via use of the online defect tracking system. (EWI)
• Update management on key issues and impacts to production flow.
• Document via a corrective action system, build issues and the corrective actions required to resolve the issues.
• Ensure that the final chassis image reflects the correct part usage.
• Conduct and monitor special studies or investigations relating to assignments requested by the Liaison Supervisor or Resident Engineering Manager.
• Review upcoming builds to anticipate and mitigate potential production challenges.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Problem solving

Written/oral communication

Independent / self-starter

Truck components knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CMS-80

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

PACCAR's Kenworth Truck Company seeks a Liaison Engineer to collaborate with engineering, production and quality teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will investigate issues, develop containment strategies, and drive corrective actions with Design Engineering to prevent recurrence.

Strong communication and BOM knowledge are essential. The role requires 2–3 years of relevant experience, an associate degree (bachelor preferred), and familiarity with CMS-80, Word and Excel.